Official UK procurement notice
SMG Fire Engineering Framework
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)£500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 16 Jul 2025awarded 11 Aug 2025
Awarded to Maze Fire Consulting +2 more
Framework period 3 yrsends 2 Sept 2028 · up to 2 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Science Museum Group would like to appoint a framework of three qualified and competent organisations that will provide SMG with expert fire engineering expertise in response to specific project requirements, fire safety and fire legislation queries as well as ad hoc requests from all Departments across the Group.
Details are provided in the ITT document pack.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services · Quantity surveying services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 8 bids received (2.7 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 18 Dec 2029
Published description of the framework
Further competition is required.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: Please refer to the tender document
What this means for your bid
- “SMG Fire Engineering Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jun 2025, 16:48 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jan 2026, 16:07 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Aug 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032745- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054dc1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Appointment period ends
- 16 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 16:48 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Award decision expected by9 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent11 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025
- Latest notice published290 days ago5 Jan 2026, 16:07 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2025- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 16:48 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2025, 15:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Aug 2025, 15:49 BST
- Contract signature expected4 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract award notice published5 Jan 2026, 14:26 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published5 Jan 2026, 14:34 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published5 Jan 2026, 16:07 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 11 Aug 2025
- 2025-06: 1 release · 16 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 31 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 86 from SMEs
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maze Fire Consulting, OFR Consultants limited, OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED19 Dec 2025 – 18 Dec 2028 · up to 18 Dec 2029Extensions: 5.1. The Agreement is intended to run for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 1 year at SMG’s sole discretion. | £500,000 | 11 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Maze Fire Consulting, OFR Consultants limited, OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2025
- Value
- £500,000
- Period
- 19 Dec 2025 – 18 Dec 2028 · up to 18 Dec 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 5.1. The Agreement is intended to run for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 1 year at SMG’s sole discretion.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonMaze Fire Consulting Limited · North West England
- wonOFR Consultants Limited · North West England
- wonOve Arup & Partners Limited · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Maze Fire ConsultingFramework contractor
- OFR ConsultantsFramework contractor
- Ove Arup & Partners LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender